Shloka 5

इन्द्रक्रोधः, संवर्तक-वर्षणम्, गोवर्धनधारण-लीला

Devanagari script

अहम् अप्य् अद्रिशृङ्गाभं तुङ्गम् आरुह्य वारणम् साहाय्यं वः करिष्यामि वाय्वम्बूत्सर्गयोजितम्

Transliteration

aham apy adriśṛṅgābhaṃ tuṅgam āruhya vāraṇam sāhāyyaṃ vaḥ kariṣyāmi vāyvambūtsargayojitam

Translation

I too shall mount a lofty elephant, towering like a mountain peak, and I will aid you—joined to the work of unleashing wind and water—so this undertaking may be fulfilled.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), ‘also/even’

• अद्रिशृङ्गाभम्: resembling a mountain-peak
• अद्रिशृङ्गाभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्रि-शृङ्ग-आभ (प्रातिपदिक) = अद्रि + शृङ्ग + आभ
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (अद्रिशृङ्गस्य आभः = तदृशम्)

• तुङ्गम्: lofty
• तुङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; वारणम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having mounted/ascended’

• वारणम्: elephant
• वारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• साहाय्यम्: help/assistance
• साहाय्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वः: to you (all)
• वः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) वा षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (for you) अधिकयुक्ता

• करिष्यामि: I will do/provide
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वाय्वम्बूत्सर्गयोजितम्: arranged for the discharge of wind and water
• वाय्वम्बूत्सर्गयोजितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायु-अम्बु-उत्सर्ग-योजित (प्रातिपदिक) = वायु + अम्बु + उत्सर्ग + योजित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (वाय्वम्बुनः उत्सर्गे योजितम् = तदुपायेन संयोजितम्)

Speaker

Unspecified (a narrative character speaking within the episode; framed by Sage Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna’s protective līlā is set in motion as Indra personally mobilizes the storm-force to overpower Vraja, which Krishna will counter by sheltering the community.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Humbling of deva-pride and reaffirmation that divine power must serve dharma, not ego.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even exalted beings can fall into ahaṅkāra, turning legitimate power into oppression; dharma requires humility before the Supreme.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat status and capability as stewardship; check ego especially when you can ‘command the weather’ of others’ lives (systems, resources, influence).

Vishishtadvaita: Hierarchy of divinity: devas are powerful but dependent; the Supreme alone is independent (svatantra), a key Viśiṣṭādvaita intuition.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Shanta

FAQs

What is the significance of coordinated action (wind and water) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse emphasizes purposeful cooperation—forces like wind and water are not random but are directed toward restoring order and completing a necessary task.

How does Sage Parāśara explain duty in action through such narrative moments?

In Parāśara’s teaching style, brief speeches inside the story illustrate dharma as timely, practical help—leaders and allies actively join the work needed to protect stability.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Vishnu Purana frames effective order, protection, and right governance as ultimately operating under Vishnu’s sovereign cosmic law.